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New here...looking for advice and guidance
spiderpig:
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Scott - not sure what that means.
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I linked to Slagcoin's layouts in my earlier post.
The spacing between the player buttons in your diagram might be uncomfortable.
Making a test panel can help you decide what layout you prefer.
FTW = "for the win"
Scott
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So moved the buttons based on the slagcoin website to be 1.5 inches from the center of each other. I staggered them as shown and I think I got the joystick out far enough. Also added two pause buttons next to player 1 and 2 buttons and moved credit to left and exit to right.
keilmillerjr:
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I can definitely get rid of some of those admin buttons for you. Holding the player buttons could be coin buttons. Holding pause could be exit. Or pressing both pause buttons could be exit. If you want two pause buttons, move them to the outer edges? Or move the player buttons to the edges and have one pause in the center? Or have player buttons in the center with one pause button between them?
Check out my app in my sig for windows. I could probably use zephyros like I mentioned before and duplicate some of the same features for you (or you could do it yourself if you are a programmer :P).
GeoMan:
I am using a different approach since i am not building a cabinet and i want to use my control panel(s) with both my Mac and PC so they must be portable:
I am building smaller, separate control panels. Each of these panels can be used alone, but also can be placed next to another panel, so i can use controls from both panels at the same time if needed.
My first one is ready:
...for classic games and games requiring two joysticks or a 4-way joystick (the right one is top switchable 4-8 way).
The second, third and fourth panels will use the same sized box but the main controls will be "spinner + flightstick", "trackball + buttons" and "U360 analog + buttons".
The best version of mame to use with OSX is this: http://sdlmame.lngn.net/
(You will need a frontend like M+GUI)
PL1:
Are you sure about having 2 pause buttons?
You might consider changing one of them back to P2 Coin for games like TMNT, Gauntlet, Simpsons, etc. that assign credits based on coin slot.
Most people put the Coin and Start buttons on the outside and the Pause and Exit buttons in the middle.
This is the panel from my modular/portable project.
You won't need the mouse buttons, Menu, or Enter for a regular cab.
Scott
spiderpig:
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I can definitely get rid of some of those admin buttons for you. Holding the player buttons could be coin buttons. Holding pause could be exit. Or pressing both pause buttons could be exit. If you want two pause buttons, move them to the outer edges? Or move the player buttons to the edges and have one pause in the center? Or have player buttons in the center with one pause button between them?
Check out my app in my sig for windows. I could probably use zephyros like I mentioned before and duplicate some of the same features for you (or you could do it yourself if you are a programmer :P).
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Well more buttons isn't really a problem since the GP-Wiz42 can do 32 buttons plus two joysticks. So right now I'm no where near 32. Buttons aren't that expensive either so I'm good for more.
I am a programmer as well so your app is interesting. There is a great app for the mac I use called controllermate that lets you nicely configure any usb device to do what you want it to do.